Middlegame · Mating patterns

Dovetail mate · as Black

The queen sits flush against the king. Play the Black pieces.

Dovetail mate. Queen adjacent to the king, pawns covering the sides. Play the Black side.

Qe4 is mate. The king cannot step back; his own rooks take d6 and f6.

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